#Community Impact

How do we support our community during a crisis? Let’s get Smarter in Seconds! A community is any collection of people who support or care for one another and may share geography, identity, or experiences. You might not know or look like everyone in your community, but if you’re alive, you’re probably part of one! Helping after a crisis can take countless forms. Think about what you do best or what you enjoy doing and how you can apply that to supporting your community. Do you love to cook? Cook and deliver meals or join a meal distribution service. Do you love to read? Offer to host a storytime or join a book drive. Donations are also a vital part of community support - but remember a crisis is not the time to clear your closet or pantry of trash that’s been gathering dust. Think locally, too. Supporting disasters in another state or country is an IMPORTANT and beautiful thing to do, but remember to also think about what’s happening in your own neighborhood. EXTRA CREDIT 📝 How do you support your community during a crisis? Let us know in the comments below ❤️

THIS is how you make change in your community! #baseddom #communitybuilding #needsbasedassessment #homelessness #mutualaid

The secret to building community 🙏 @your.richbff explains… Can you relate to this? Is there a time in your life you can remember when you were an amazing “villager?” Let me know your thoughts in the comments 💭 #friendship #relationships #community #friends #connection

DAY 71/101: Community Building is a “slow” process and that’s a good thing.

Attention Non-Profit Leaders, Community Organizers and Funders 🚨

VERY important 💜 #fostercare #stitchedtogether #nonprofit #trend

→ Habitat for Humanity – builds affordable housing → Red Cross – disaster relief + blood services → World Central Kitchen – meals during crises → International Rescue Committee – refugee support → All Hands and Hearts – disaster recovery → Doctors Without Borders – emergency medical care → UNICEF USA – children’s health + education → Save the Children – child welfare + aid → CARE – fighting global poverty → Oxfam – ending poverty + injustice → Crisis Text Line – 24/7 mental health support → Samaritans – emotional support through listening → Be My Eyes – visual help for blind users → CareerVillage – career advice for students → Learn To Be – free virtual tutoring → Zooniverse – online scientific research → 7 Cups – emotional support chats → UN Online Volunteering – virtual global roles → Amnesty International – human rights advocacy → Human Rights Watch – investigates abuses → Letters Against Isolation – letters to seniors → More Love Letters – handwritten encouragement → Love for Our Elders – fighting loneliness → StoryCorps – preserving personal stories → The Moth – live storytelling → PEN America – free expression + writers → 826 National – youth writing programs → WriteGirl – girls’ writing mentorship → Girls Write Now – writing + confidence → Operation Gratitude – care packages for service members → WWF – wildlife conservation → Ocean Conservancy – ocean protection → Earthwatch Institute – environmental research → Rainforest Alliance – forest protection → Sierra Club – climate action → ASPCA – animal welfare → Best Friends Animal Society – animal rescue → Wildlife Conservation Society – science-based conservation → Jane Goodall Institute – conservation + youth education → 4Ocean – ocean plastic cleanup → Big Brothers Big Sisters – youth mentorship → Code.org – computer science access → Girls Who Code – closing the gender gap in tech → Teach For America – educational equity → Year Up – career training → Junior Achievement – financial literacy → Catchafire – skills-based volunteering → Taproot Foundation – pro bono nonprofit support → VolunteerMatch – find volunteer opportunities → Idealist – impact jobs + volunteering

A list of “communal acts”: So many people are thinking about the days when we used to have a sense of community, but I believe we can experience that again. We often overlook small but mighty opportunities to be the community we are seeking so I created a list of “communal acts”. ✨Write “acts” in the comments and I’ll send you the full list (promise, I’m not trying to sell you anything— just wanna share). Because with the way that things are going, looks like we’re gonna need it.

how to build a real community

There are SO many ways to show up in your community!! Get to know your neighbors, join local events, find a meet-up group, get out and get involved 🤍

We were taught that community is about gathering, fun, and proximity. Who you see. What you do. How often you meet. But that model hits a limit. What I’m noticing now is a hunger for depth. Not more events, but more truth. Spaces where nothing needs to be fixed, witnessed instead. Where people can soften together without performing or holding it all together. I recently experienced this in a collective healing space with close friends, and the shift was clear: when we allow ourselves to feel together, something ancient activates. Defenses drop. Belonging becomes real. Fun still matters because joy opens the heart. But depth builds resilience. And service matures connection. The next era of community isn’t just where we play. It’s where we heal, grow, and give back.